Combined fan and fly-catcher.



mfssgzls. I PATENTED APR. 7, 190s.

F. M. SCHMIDT;

COMBINED FAN AND FLY GATGHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1901- z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 884,213. PATENTED APR. 7, 190B.

P/M. SCHMIDT. COMBINED FAN AND FLY CATGHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. L907.

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FRANK M. SCHMIDT, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

COMBINED FAN AND FLY-CATCHER.

N 0. 884,213. Specification of Application filed June 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Fan and Fly-Catcher; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apprtains to make and use same, reference being had to the acco'm anying drawings,

g-ures of reference and to the letters andmarked thereon, which form a part of this specification. This invention relates to new and useful improvements incombined fans-and fly trap an the object of the invention is to produce a simple and'efficientdevice of this nature, comprising essentially one or more disks havingan--adhesive material coating upon one facethereof, the two disks being adapted; to be cplaced with the sticky coated surface towar each other and detachably held upon a handle. I The invention consists further in the pro-- vision of a device of this nature in which ,one or more disks having each a surface coated with a sticky material and which may be separated and used singly or together, each being adapted to be hel to a separate handle or one applied to a handle and. theother .adapted-to be hung up' or placed upon any object presenting a surface to attractand ca ture flies.

he inventlon comprises various details of construction and combinations and arran ments of parts which will be hereinafter fu 1y described and then specifically defined in the applended claims.

. y invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my combined fan and fly trap as adjusted to a handle. Fig. 2 is a sectional view throu h the device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of t e lower portion of the disks which form the fan, shownas detached from their handle.

Fig. 4 is asectional View on line 4 4 of Fi 1.

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of oneof the disks showing ashank portion which en ages the loop in the mar inal edge of the ot er disk.

Fig. 6 is a detai ed view of one of the disks Patented April 7, 1908.

showin the loop to receive the shank of the other risk. Fig. 7 is a detailed view of a slight modification 'of one ofthe disks which is shown as having wires rojecting-from the circumference thereof an ada ted to engage over the marginal edge of the isk which 1s to be held by a handle, said: view showing a marginal coating of adhesive material whereby the disk may be-further-held to the second disk,-and Fig. 8 is a reverse view of the disk shown in Fig. 7

' Reference now being had to the details of .the drawings by letter, A designates a handle having a transverse slot A formed in its upperlwidened end,- as shown in the sectional view Fi 4.'

B and C designate two disks made pref-- erably of aper and each having a marginal wire D a out its ed e, said disks shown clearly in Figs. 5 an 6 of the drawings. Each of said disks and C is adapted' to have a-face thereof coated with an adhesivefly catching material, designated inthe drawings bythe shading E. r U on reference to Fig. 6 of the drawin it W1 1 beseen that the wire which forms t marginal edge of the disk B-is-turned'into the edge thereof, tie arms of said loop. being disk C has its ends brought together forming to enter the space between the edges of theloop F, as shown clear] 3 and-4. The diameter of the isk C is slightly smaller than the diameter of the disk B, whereby the disk 0 may rest inside the wire about the marginal edge of the disk B. Pro'ectin from the disk 0 is a resilient finger whic is r'ovided to on age over the wire forming the margin'ale e of thedisk B, as shown in Fig. 1 of the thereby forming means whereby disks may be securely held together.

willbe seen an additional disk designated by letter Q, which ma be attached toone or the other of the dis s BorC. Said disk Q is provided with a sticky substance Q,

catch flies -and upon its opposite edge, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, 9. marloop F with a s ace intervening between the;

connected together by a link H and that the wire which forms the marginal edge of the 85 a shank portion K, which is of'such a size as marginat in igs.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings.

rawings, the two v which surface is adapted to attract and I I gi nal rim of mucilage designated by letter T.

ire fingers L pro ect from the edge of the disk Q andv are adapted to be bent over the wire forming the marginal edge of one or the other of the disks B and C. Said margin of mucilage designated by letter T is provided to cooperate with the wire fingers to cause the two disks to be securel held together.

In operation, when the evice is utilized as a fan, the two disks B and C are placed together, as shown in Figa 3 of the drawings, with the shank portions thereof as illustrated. andinserted in the handle A. I When it is desired to utilize the fan for catching flies, the disk C ma be removed from the handle and the disk l3 utilized both as a fan and having one surface with adhesive material exposed to contact with and catch flies while it is being utilized as a fan. The disk 0, when it is removed from the handle, may be placed upon any object with its surface of adhesive material exposed to form additional means for catching the flies. The disks Q, are a separate device and are adapted to be held two together with their adhesive faces toward each other and, when it is desired to attach one of the disks Q to the face of the\ disk B with its surface of adhesivematerial outward, it may be readily done by bending the fingers overt e wire forming the mar. ginal edge of the disk B and also moistening the mucllage strip T, causing further means for securely holding the two disks together. It will, thus be seen from theforegoing that, by the rovision of the means shown' and describe a simple and eflicient means is afforded whereb the disks when'not in use may be utilize as an ordinary fan and, in the event of flies being troublesome, theadhesive surface of one or the other of the disks ma be exposed for their capture and,

if desire the extra. disk, whichis not attached to the handle, may be placed at any 3 convenient location where the adhesive signature in t e surface thereof will form additional means for capturing the flies.

What I claim is:

' 1. A'combined fan and fly trap, com rising adgllurality of disks each having a sur ace of a esive material, eachof said disks having a shank portion adapted to interlock one with the other, and'a handle engaged by said shank portion, as set forth.

2. A combined fan and fly trap, com prising a plurality'of disks each having a surface of adhesive material, each diskhaving a wire forming a marginal ed e thereof, said wire being bent to form sha portions which are adapted to interlock, and a handle I having a slotted end for the reception of said shank portion, as set forth.

3. A combined fan and fly trap, comprising a plurality of disks each having a surface of adhesive material, each disk hava ing a wire forming the marginal edge thereof,

one of said wires being bent to form a loopv with a link connecting the' same, the other disk having a shank portion ada ted to rest withinthe said loop and a ban e havin a slotted end for the reception of said shan s,

as set forth. a

" 4. A combined fan and fly trap, comprising a plurality of disks each having a surface of adhesive material, each disk having a wire forming the marginal edge thereof, one of said wires being bent to form a loop with a link connecting the same, the other disk having a shank portion adapted to rest within the said loop, a handle having a slotted end for the reception of said shanks, and 'means for fastening the edges of'the disks together, as set forth,

In testimon whereof I hereunto aflix my resence of two witnesses.

, RANK M. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

A. L. HOUGH, FRaNK'LIN H. Houen. 

